Colombia vs Thailand: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Colombia
4.35 million number
in 2018
Thailand
4.89 million number
in 2017
Colombia rank
24th
Thailand rank
22nd

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 4.89 million number against 4.35 million number in Colombia, a difference of 535,420 number.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 22nd of 203 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 2.48 million number 3.69 million number 1.21 million number Thailand
1980s 3.27 million number 5.19 million number 1.92 million number Thailand
1990s 3.51 million number 5.91 million number 2.40 million number Thailand
2000s 3.98 million number 5.24 million number 1.26 million number Thailand
2010s 4.31 million number 4.84 million number 530,570 number Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Colombia or Thailand?
Thailand, at 4.89 million number against 4.35 million number in Colombia as of 2017.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Colombia and Thailand?
535,420 number, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Thailand?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Colombia and Thailand rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 22nd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.